# Tennessee HB 0354: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abuse of elderly or vulnerable adults. Tennessee HB 0354, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abuse of elderly or vulnerable adults., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Effective date(s) 05/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0354-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0354 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abuse of elderly or vulnerable adults. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Effective date(s) 05/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (152 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee investigators can choose senior fraud probes: mixed, low. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation now decides when to act on reports of elder financial exploitation. It may investigate when appropriate and may work with the district attorney, other police, and adult protective services. Before, the bureau had to coordinate additional investigation with thos… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Justin J. Pearson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Towns ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2026 | pass | 93 | 1 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-14: Effective date(s) 05/01/2026 - 2026-05-14: Pub. Ch. 908 - 2026-05-01: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-20: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-15: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-14: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0971) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-08: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-08: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0967) (House) - 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-03: Ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-01-27: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-23: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0967 (Substitute), 2026-04-08: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0967.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0908.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0354.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0354.pdf) - SA0971: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0971.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0967 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0967.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0908.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0354.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0354.pdf) - [SA0971 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0971.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0354-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).